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TAPS Fish House & Brewery

101 E. Imperial Hwy. (Brea Blvd.) Send to Phone
BreaCA 92821
714-257-0101 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Notable beers join very good steaks, seafood and Cajun cuisine in a New Orleans-inspired setting. TAPS Fish House & Brewery Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Burgers Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Brunch Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Seafood Restaurants | Top 10 Orange County (CA) Value Restaurants |

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Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.

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Dining room at TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CAThis expansive brewery boasts artsy New Orleans-inspired décor and a great location at one end of downtown Brea. It pours top beers by brewmaster Victor Novak, including a cream ale and a potent Irish Red. Beer-lovers can't get enough of his seasonal brews---from oatmeal stout to deliciously spicy pumpkin ale. With all these hearty brews, food almost doesn't seem necessary. Almost. We find that chef Robert Urquidi's seafood, Midwestern Angus steaks and spicy Cajun specialties come as a pleasant surprise, along with the county's biggest oyster bar serving the freshest of seafood. The Sunday jazz brunch is a real treat (and great value), when the raw bar and several tables in the bar area are loaded with a variety of delicacies. Guests pile their plates with cracked crab claws, fresh oysters, spicy peeled shrimp and imported cheeses, while prepared entrées range from jambalaya to biscuits 'n' gravy and chefs at various stations make waffles, omelets and pastas to order. Waiters keep the Champagne flutes---or, for real beer fanatics, the pint glasses---full.

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